Please continue to inspire others and be inspired with links, resources and celebrations of your wonderful work right here in our collaborative wiki. Don't forget there is a discussion page behind this one where you can interact with others.
Scroll Down The Site's Page to print out the images pages for each alphabet letter. Then print out the matching words sheet. Have the children cut the words out and paste on to the matching image. Progress can photographed and popped into a slideshow for presenting on your classblog.
Another great free resource is www.twistynoodle.com. Twisty Noodle has handwriting practice worksheets that can be customized by changing the font and text...
Click The Image Below To Visit This Valuable Slide Show - Packed Full Of Great Ideas.
FOR YOUNG LITERACY LEARNERS - AS PART OF THE RAISING READERS PROGRAMME:
- filled with interactive games based on characters from Dr. Seuss books.
Seussville Storymaker features characters from Horton Hears a Who. Fluent readers and writers, get to practice their story writing skills to create a 3 scene story between various Horton Hears a Who characters. Students begin by typing their name (first name only or a pseudonym) and the title of their story then select background, characters, music, and text before typing what they would like the selected characters to say to each other.
Diffendoofer Teachers Have Lost Their Rooms can reinforce reading comprehension skills. In this game, children need to read the text that appears on the screen describing each of the Diffendoofer Teachers. Based on what is read, they click on a door, listen for a sound, and try to match the teacher to the appropriate classroom.
- Aims to provide educators with access to the highest quality resources for practices and resources in reading and language arts through free internet based content.http://www.readwritethink.org/index.asp
- A range of interactive games suitable for year one children covering a range of strands. Make sure site is previewed before hand to familiarise yourself with the options. http://www.ictgames.com
- Interactive games suitable for year one children covering a range of strands. Make sure site is previewed before hand to familiarise yourself with the options. http://www.abc.net.au/countusin
A great way to introduce rhyming words to young children. Click on the 'Learn to Read' tab. http://www.starfall.com
Links to some kindergarten Blogs
For those of you who are interested in what's going on in some of N.Z's kindergartens, this site provides links to some interesting Kindy Blogs that highlight how switched on and connected our young learners are! http://blog.core-ed.net/ulearn/2008/09/blogs-in-ece.html (submitted by Ingrid)
Please continue to inspire others and be inspired with links, resources and celebrations of your wonderful work right here in our collaborative wiki. Don't forget there is a discussion page behind this one where you can interact with others.
This is a Favourite: StarFall
- A free learn-to-read phonics website primarily designed for kindergarten through Year 3.
Want to find a tool that fits the learning needs of your children?
Woodlands Junior School has a wealth of interactive suitable for Junior classes.
Check out - http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/
There is an exciting range of web 2.0 tools available which suit Junior Classroom Learning
You may also like to check out an emerging site here in NZ
http://web2toolsforjuniors.wikispaces.com
**Alphabet Soup Cut & Paste**
Scroll Down The Site's Page to print out the images pages for each alphabet letter. Then print out the matching words sheet. Have the children cut the words out and paste on to the matching image. Progress can photographed and popped into a slideshow for presenting on your classblog.
Another great free resource is www.twistynoodle.com. Twisty Noodle has handwriting practice worksheets that can be customized by changing the font and text...
Click The Image Below To Visit This Valuable Slide Show - Packed Full Of Great Ideas.
FOR YOUNG LITERACY LEARNERS - AS PART OF THE RAISING READERS PROGRAMME:
http://pbskids.org/superwhy/
http://wordworld.com/ebook1/
WELL WORTH A VISIT -
Titirangi's Junior Literacy Zone
Titirangi's Junior Maths Zone
Seussville
- filled with interactive games based on characters from Dr. Seuss books.Listen, Read & Write
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-listen-up.htmReadWrite Think
- Aims to provide educators with access to the highest quality resources for practices and resources in reading and language arts through free internet based content.http://www.readwritethink.org/index.aspICT Maths Games
- A range of interactive games suitable for year one children covering a range of strands. Make sure site is previewed before hand to familiarise yourself with the options. http://www.ictgames.comICT Maths Activities
- Interactive games suitable for year one children covering a range of strands. Make sure site is previewed before hand to familiarise yourself with the options. http://www.abc.net.au/countusinNumber Trains’
The children put carriages of a train into the correct order with numbers up to 20 (clicking the image below will take you there).Interactive Phonics
- Interactive alphabet-sound activity with easy steps for children from year one upwards to follow. http://www.kiddonet.com/gb/flash/phonics/Intro.htmlThe Magic Key
- Aimed at children aged 5-6 yrs and covers sentence and text level work. Drag and drop features work for the IWB too.http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/index.shtml
Rhyming Word Activities
A great way to introduce rhyming words to young children. Click on the 'Learn to Read' tab.http://www.starfall.com
Links to some kindergarten Blogs
For those of you who are interested in what's going on in some of N.Z's kindergartens, this site provides links to some interesting Kindy Blogs that highlight how switched on and connected our young learners are! http://blog.core-ed.net/ulearn/2008/09/blogs-in-ece.html (submitted by Ingrid)